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A&O Shearman Offices

A&O Shearman
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NEW YORK, NY 10022-6069
NEW YORK
United States
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Mr Alan Goudiss

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Work Department

Litigation

Position

Partner

Career

Mr. Goudiss, a partner in the Litigation practice, joined the firm in 1987 and became a partner in 1996. His practice includes a wide range of commercial, securities, corporate governance, and mergers and acquisitions litigation and advice. With a wealth of experience, Alan has counseled multinational corporations across a variety of industries such as healthcare, technology, media, telecommunications, financial services, and industrials.

Mr. Goudiss was recognized by The Legal 500 as a “Leading Lawyer” in M&A Litigation Defense in 2021.

Mr. Goudiss is a member of the firm’s Sports Group, and frequently contributes to the firm’s M&A Watch, which discusses and provides perspectives on recent M&A cases and rulings. He is also engaged in thought leadership outside the firm, most recently having led a panel discussion as part of the Corporate Board Member’s 16th annual Boardroom Summit conference.

Memberships

  • New York (state and federal)

Courts

  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Education

Emory University School of Law

J.D.

Georgetown University, School of Foreign Services

B.S.F.S.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense

(Leading lawyers)

Alan Goudiss –A&O Shearman

A&O Shearman has a strong bench of litigators in New York who handle the full range of securities and M&A matters, including contested mergers, proxy contests, appraisal cases, derivative actions and more. Senior partner and head of litigation Adam Hakki is widely regarded as a highly skilled litigator, and he leads the practice along with Paula Anderson, Alan Goudiss and emerging partner talent Mallory Brennan. Samuel Cooper in Houston and Dan Gold in Dallas also play key roles in high-profile matters. Hakki and Gold recently secured the dismissal of claims against Jefferies, which acted as financial adviser to Golden Nugget Online Gaming in its $1.56bn merger with digital sports entertainment and gaming company DraftKings Inc. Anderson, who is increasingly visible in deal-related litigation for major corporates, worked with Goudiss to successfully defend General Electric in a Delaware case concerning the merger of its oil and gas business with Baker Hughes, in which plaintiffs alleged that the company used misleading unaudited financial statements that concealed billions in goodwill impairments to inflate its value.

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